Dhaka, March 22 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured early Sunday when a mail train ploughed into a bus at the Padua Bazar level crossing in Comilla, in one of the deadliest rail-road collisions in recent times, according to The Dhaka Tribune.The tragedy unfolded around 3:00 a.m. on the busy Dhaka–Chittagong route when the Chittagong-bound train struck the Mamun Special bus as it attempted to cross the railway at the level crossing.The impact was so brutal that the bus…
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Dhaka, Feb 13 (IANS) Around 68 per cent of people pressed the ‘yes’ option as Bangladesh held the July Charter referendum alongside the 13th Parliamentary elections, local media reported on Friday citing an Election Commission (EC) official. EC Senior Secretary Akhter Ahmed was quoted as saying that 4,80,74,429 people voted for ‘yes’ in the referendum while 2,25,65,627 people pressed the ‘no’ button. Announcing the unofficial results of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the nationwide…
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) Two separate incidents involving the death of Awami League-linked leaders in Chittagong and Narsingdi have triggered fresh allegations of political repression and targeted violence under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, according to party sources and family members.In Chittagong, Abdur Rahman Mia, a 70-year-old Awami League leader and vice-president of Ward 24 (North Agrabad) of the Chittagong City Awami League, died in prison custody after being detained for nea…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), a New Delhi-based rights body, on Saturday alleged that 16 houses belonging to minority Hindus, including seven in the past week, were set ablaze. It also reported that 17 Hindus were killed in Bangladesh since December 1, 2025. In its latest report released on Saturday, the RRAG claimed that Hindu minorities are facing targeted violence, particularly arson and murder, in the name of election-related violence allegedly perpet…
Dhaka, Dec 25 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Thursday, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a party leader. Addressing a press conference in Dhaka, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed outlined a detailed timeline.As per the plan, Rahman will depart London’s Heathrow Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman.After arriving in Dhaka,…
Agartala, Dec 24 (IANS) Hundreds of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal members staged a protest rally in Agartala, demanding intervention of the Indian government against what they claimed were increasing atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. The protesters alleged that since the removal of the Sheikh Hasina government in August last year, incidents of targeted violence against Hindus in Bangladesh have escalated.VHP Tripura chapter Secretary Sankar Ray said that the…
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) Hindus in West Bengal are equally vulnerable as they are in neighbouring Bangladesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed on Wednesday, referring to a recent social media post by eminent Bangladeshi writer and poet Taslima Nasreen.The post, while showing visuals of burning houses, talks about how a Muslim mob at Rauzan, Chittagong, in Bangladesh, locked the doors of Hindu homes from the outside, poured petrol, and set them on fire.BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief …
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating law-and-order situation in Bangladesh, saying the ongoing violence and criminal activities must be stopped immediately for the sake of humanity and stability.Reacting to recent incidents, Naqvi said the prevailing atmosphere reflected a dangerous breakdown of governance.“What is happening in Bangladesh, and the way brutal criminals are operating, turning the country into a ju…